News, Sports and Entertainment for St. Martin Parish, La.

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GOTCHA! – Henderson police cars lie in wait for unsuspecting motorists exceeding the posted 60/65 mph speed limit for the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge as they accelerate toward the 70 mph zone on Interstate 10 in this 2013 photo. Since the Town of Henderson annexed the strip of I-10 roadbed between the bridge and the Henderson exit in 2005, a significant percentage of its operating revenue has come from fines and forfeitures. After one former high-ranking officer admitted in court to an illegal scheme to pay officers for writing tickets, the police chief agreed to curtail patrolling the interstate for the sole purpose of writing tickets. (File photo)

Speed trap busted!

In 16th Judicial District Court in St. Martinville Monday, former Henderson Assistant Police Chief Oliver “Mack” Lloyd entered a guilty plea for long-standing charges of deceptive and illegal practices in issuing speeding tickets on I-10.

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‘Shred Fest 2016’ Helps St Martinville-Area Consumers Avoid Risk of Identity Theft

As part of its ongoing efforts to help consumers avoid falling victim to identity theft, AARP LA is joining with the City of St. Martinville Recreation Center to sponsor “Shred Fest 2016” – an event to provide free shredding of personal financial documents and other sensitive records.

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TECHE PROJECT Bayou Operations coordinator Dane Thibodeaux shows his appreciation for the debris plucked out of the water by volunteers during one of the organized cleanups of Bayou Teche.

Bayou cleanup in Parks April 9

Saturday, April 9, there will be another organized roundup of all the foam cups, hamburger boxes, cans, glass bottles, plastic bottles, plastic grocery sacks, potato chip bags and other litter that make their way like an inexorable lava flow from street gutters and parking lots and sidewalks into Bayou Teche.

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St. Martin Parish arrests for Monday, March 21, through Sunday, March 27

Monday, March 21
Alexander, Justin, 24, 1800 block of Anse Broussard Hwy., Breaux Bridge; child endangerment/domestic abuse, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office (SMSO).
Fontenot, Kirk, 28, Carencro; failure to appear, warrant (SMSO).
Thibodeaux, Aaron, 35, 1000 block of Reams Blvd., St. Martinville; probation violation (SMSO).

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The 2016 high school football season has reached the halfway mark and the District 5-4A campaign begins Friday for the league’s five teams.

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